The results are in for this year’s TECT trustee election.
Rachael Gemming, Greg Brownless, and Don Brash have been elected as trustees of the TECT Community Trust Board.
Gemming - who received 10,507 votes - is a chartered accountant and corporate tax specialist. Brownless - who received 7019 votes - is a former Tauranga mayor, and Brash - who received 6284 votes - is a former National Party leader.
The official result was determined by Independent Returning Officer Warwick Lampp.
Voting closed at midday on Wednesday.
The voter return percentage was 11.55% which was 16,985 votes.
There were three blank voting papers and zero informal votes returned.
Existing trustees Peter Farmer and Bill Holland retired at this election.
Rachael Gemming has been elected as a trustee of the TECT Community Trust Board in the 2024 election.
Greg Brownless has been elected as a trustee of the TECT Community Trust Board in the 2024 election.
Don Brash has been elected as a trustee of the TECT Community Trust Board in the 2024 election.
Full results - candidates and number of votes received
Elected
Rachael Gemming - 10,507
Greg Brownless - 7019
Don Brash - 6284
Not elected
Mark Irving - 5627
Michelle Schuler - 5063
Naomi Reese Nicholas - 3697
Laura Gaveika - 3428
Carole Seymour - 2770
Maaka Nelson - 2574
Informal - 0
Blank - 3
1 comment
TECT Election
Posted on 01-11-2024 14:47 | By You Must be Joking !
A reason for the low percentage of votes cast in the TECT Election would be a lack of understanding by Voters of what the original Consumer Trust has been modified into by its Trustees since 2012.
The elected Trustees have created an entirely "New Entity" called the Tauranga Electricity Community Trust (TECT) and have transferred the ownership of the 83 million Manawa Energy Shares ( previously known as Trustpower) along with the balance of the assets and Investments held in the Diversified Portfolio in to this Body.
Most residents would have no understanding of why they have received voting Papers
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